Deborah Gardner, doesn’t just bravely test limits.. She swims straight through them. She is a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER, ultra-marathon open-water swimmer, and ocean adventurer who takes on the planet’s toughest channels to prove one thing loud and clear: DREAMS DON'T AGE™. If it looks impossible, perfect, that’s usually her starting line. Then she towels off and hit the stage.

She is a high-energy keynote speaker, seven-time bestselling author, former CBS and NBC sports broadcaster, Mrs. America, and a proud meeting and event ninja who actually understands how the show runs behind the curtain.

With 30+ years in sales, business, and customer experience, she blends real-world grit, research, and laugh-out-loud truth to wake up teams and move people to action.

She has been awarded as the “Voice of Business Meetings,” “Best of the Stage Smart Speaker,” “Top 30 Global Gurus in Hospitality,” Eventex Top Most Influential People in the Events Industry, and she is an Eventex Award Judge for 2026, but her favorite title will always be ultimate hype woman.

She gets audiences on their feet, shift energy fast, and help leaders and teams make bold moves, break records, and stop playing small. Welcome to the G-FORCE Experience! It’s time to OWN YOUR LANE™ and GET OFF THE BLOCK AND GO™.YOBO™ BABY!

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